The quiet August noon has come,
A slumberous silence fills the sky,
The fields are still, the woods are dumb,
In glassy sleep the waters lie.
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A slumberous silence fills the sky in the summer noon. White cloud gloats and motivates mind. Beneath the unmoving shade silent valley gazes and the poet has noticed the villages. The lovely landscape lingers for peace in a happier shore. This poem has rich imagery. This is an outstanding poem and a nice poem of the day chosen!
A well chosen Poem of the Day by the great William Cullen Bryant. Fifteen stanza's of rhyming brilliance that radiate summer for one and all.
'In early June when Earth laughs out'! Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
The flight of imagery and the flow of the life song are equally fantastic and the poem a captivating one well deserving classic poem of the day.
What a ramble in Summer time! Beautiful depiction in august compared to June's activities, the poet shows his special style in composition of Nature quite enjoyable to muse over to attain peace fine! Thanks for sharing this beautiful poem!
Beneath the open sky abroad, Among the plants and breathing things, The sinless, peaceful works of God, I'll share the calm the season brings........ there summer is described rhythmically with the beautiful poetic rhyming.........great
Come, thou, in whose soft eyes I see The gentle meanings of thy heart, One day amid the woods with me, From men and all their cares apart. know the gentle meanings of my heart. a very fine poem. tony
Shall be the peace whose holy smile Welcomes him to a happier shore......... enchanting concluding. Beautiful poem.